Post Deployment

• If the water depths are not known prior to deployment, it will be necessary to adjust the water_depth global attributes in each NetCDF file. This is kind of a pain, so it's best to wait until this information is readily available before adding a buoy to the system.

• Often times the actual deployment position is slightly off of the ad hoc predetermined deployment position (actually, it is always slightly off). It the position is too far off, an hourly GPS position alarm will always go off. It is better to adjust the latitude and longitude in the NetCDF files to reflect the actual deployment position.

• The historical files need to be updated once quality checks are manually run on the data retrieved from the previous deployment.